Prayer to St. Michael the Archangel

On Sunday April 24th 1994, Pope John Paul II recommended this prayer be used
by all Catholics as a prayer for the Church when he said:

'"May prayer strengthen us for the spiritual battle we are told
about in the Letter to the Ephesians: 'Draw strength from the Lord and from
His mighty power' (Ephesians 6:10). The Book of Revelation refers to this same
battle, recalling before our eyes the image of St. Michael the Archangel
(Revelation 12:7). Pope Leo XIII certainly had a very vivid recollection of
this scene when, at the end of the last century, he introduced a special
prayer to St. Michael throughout the Church. Although this prayer is no longer
recited at the end of Mass, I ask everyone not to forget it and to recite
it to obtain help in the battle against forces of darkness and against the
spirit of this world."'

Saint Michael the Archangel,
defend us in battle.
Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of
the devil.
May God rebuke him, we humbly pray;
and do Thou, O Prince of the Heavenly Host -
by the Divine Power of God -
cast into hell, satan and all the evil spirits,
who roam throughout the world seeking the ruin of souls.